A/N: Dear readers I have good news and bad news. The good news is I have been able to post two chapters in two days. The bad news is that I am now on twelve hour shifts so there's no promise if I can update on a regular basis but I will try to do my best. As always reveiws are welcomed.

"I'm sorry" Olivia muttered to whoever she just bumped into.

"Olivia?" Alex said trying to pull Olivia from her thoughts.

Olivia looked up at the voice and found herself staring deep into the crystal blue eyes that haunted her every waking morning and every sleepless night. There was no way to mask the smile that crossed her face. She reached out and pulled Alex close and tight against her body without thinking. There was no denying the attraction between the two when she heard Alex's breath catch in her throat and how her pupils dilated till they were almost black.

Then as quickly she was in her arms she was pushed toward the alley and on the ground. She fought the flashbacks that was threatening to overcome her long enough to look up. That was when she noticed that Olivia had her gun drawn and was shouting something that she couldn't make out. She backed up against the wall and made the biggest mistake of her life she shouted Olivia's name which caused her to look in her direction and take her eyes off the target.

She had always been told that when something traumatic happens it always happens in slow motion. She had never believed that until that moment. The sound of the gun fire sounded as loud as the cannons use to sound when her father took her to revolutionary war reenactments. The bullet seemed to freeze through time moving at a snail's pace till she saw it impact with Olivia's body and throw her backwards on the ground. That was when everything returned to normal pace.

Everyone started screaming and running while the blood poured out of Olivia. She crawled as quickly as she could with tears pouring out of her eyes. It was her fault she distracted her. She took her cream colored jacket off and balled it up placing it on the wound on Olivia's left shoulder pressing as hard as she could on it trying to control the bleeding.

Even though she didn't want to she had to remove her hand from the wound long enough to get Olivia help. There was no doubt in her mind that other people had called 911 but she could get the response time tripled if she called and identified herself and the victim. As soon as the operator answered Alex went into her speech.

"This is Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot. I am at the corner of fifth and upper Manhattan Street. We have an officer down Detective Olivia Benson with the 16 SVU has been shot. The suspect is still at large, consider him armed and dangerous. Please send medical attention immediately she is fading fast."

Alex threw the phone to the ground and pressed as hard as she could on the bullet hole.

"Stay with me Olivia" Alex yelled at her with tears running down her face "Stay with me I need your help. If I lose you I'm a dead woman."

Olivia forced her eyes to stay open and focused on Alex. She hurt so bad and was so tired. All she wanted to do was close her eyes and go to sleep. Sleep would make the pain end. She was set to do that till she heard Alex yelling at her, screaming that she needed her. That if she left her she was a dead woman. With the last ounce of strength she had she wrapped her hand around her weapon and pulled it closer to her. As carefully as she could she took Alex's hands from her body and placed her gun in her hand.

"Level it front sight, once you have the target in sight gently squeeze the trigger. Don't jerk just squeeze. It will automatically re-chamber the next round. There is one in the chamber and thirteen in the clip. Make all fourteen shots count when you kill the bastard that's been putting his hands on you. Then call Elliot. Tell him you're calling in my favor. He'll have your back."

Olivia smiled with the last bit of strength she had before laying her head back and closing her eyes.

"OLIVIA OLIVIA" Alex screamed as she tried to look for a pulse and not finding any "WHERE THE HELL IS THAT AMBULANCE."

She started screaming and kicking begging them not to hurt her when she felt someone jerk her to her feet. She felt the cold piece of steel in her hands and brought it up and placed her finger on the trigger. She was about to squeeze the trigger when whoever had her had dropped the magazine from the gun and ejected the casing from the chamber. Before she knew it she only had the bottom half of the gun in her hand and the slid was on the ground. That was when she realized it was Elliot who had dragged her to her feet.

"El get Liv there's no pulse." She cried.

"I know" he said his jaw set tight staring off into the distance. The amount of anger and rage he had coming off him was vibrating off the street. Cops who were arriving on scene were taking one look at him and taking off in another direction.

"Then do something damn it" She cried as she began to hit him along the chest and neck.

"Alex there's nothing I can do for her" he growled grabbing her wrists tight "The paramedics have her and there's a straight path to Mercy for her."

"DAMN YOU" She shouted as she broke free of his grasps and smacked him across his face and hard "She wouldn't have been out here if you hadn't pulled your damn stunt. You just couldn't let her rest could you? She always lets you guys sleep and pushes herself. But you had to be selfish. When she finally needed a nap you couldn't let her have it. Just because you hate your FUCKING life Elliot Stabler doesn't mean you get to make everyone else miserable."

Elliot pulled his hand back to strike back without thinking when he found his feet wiped out from beneath him and a hand at his throat squeezing tight.

"I suggest you think twice take a deep breath and get the hell out of here to cool off." Fin said through snarled teeth "Every one of us is pissed, exhausted, and out for blood but you do not take your anger out on Cabot. You want to go rounds I'll let you up and we can go at it."

"That's enough" Cragen said pulling Fin off Elliot. "We have one of our on barely hanging on by a thread and you want to act like children. Great way to show Benson the respect and love she deserves, try to act like the professionals you are suppose to be."

Both men looked at each other and then to the ground. Captain was right they could fight about everything later. Hopefully later wasn't going to be after a twenty one gun salute.

I know you guys hate me now.